Creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes announced on her website Friday that the “Grey’s Anatomy” spin-off, which is already several episodes into its sixth season, will be wrapping up this year:

“I'm sad to say that ‘Private Practice’s’ run will end after episode 613 this season,” Rhimes wrote. “There was a lot of discussion and debate but, in the end, the guys at the network and the studio and I all decided that 'Private Practice' was reaching its finish line.”

“Practice” launched in 2007, following Kate Walsh’s Addison Montgomery to Los Angeles. Fans might be tiring of the storyline, as this season’s episodes are barely breaking six million viewers, versus the 14 million who tuned in for the pilot five years ago.

In its six seasons, “Private Practice” took as many risks as any of Rhimes’ high-stakes, high-romance workplace soaps: a storyline about a character surviving with and recovering from a rape was a touchstone for season four; and Rhimes’ fondness for resolving her characters’ stories on-screen — by either killing them or packing them off to a better life — was a constant source of enthusiasm and dismay for fans.

Still, the end has been expected for some time, at least since Walsh announced this summer that she would not be returning beyond her 13-episode commitment for this season.

However, Walsh said that she wouldn’t be opposed to stepping back into Addison’s shoes. And now that her “Practice” is closing, it might be time for a return trip to Seattle Grace.

No wonerd they are closing all the neg. stuff plus what was all the charlotte dancing while pregnant about !! Yikes !
We need mor love & romance laughs life's to complicated and full of bad news as it is give us CAKE !!

I loved this show and for those of you that say Grey's should be canceled, you are freaking insane. I LOVE the show and having Addison return to Seattle and maybe having Sam's character work in Seattle too could be a whole new storyline. Don't listen to the weirdos who say cancel Grey's I would cry!

GREYS should be cancelled! its been too long... 9 seasons too long!!!!! Private practice deserved AT LEAST a whole 6th season! Grey's used to be good and now it's like beating a dead horse. It's gotta end. That's the show Shonda should have cancelled!

The Network is the cause of this demise. Playing games with the time and date the show airs – how do you follow when you can't find it. Last year, Thurs and then Wed night. This year I finally find it on Tuesday! I do hope, since it is the last season, that we have some "happy endings" for these characters.

they will go to unx on you - not him...we have latino actors involved now and this is huge. so my advise to you
race card girl is to just be quiet-just make sure its disconnected..thats the first question the cuban hubster
asked me was ....HOW....